Can axillary lymph node dissection be safely omitted for early-stage breast cancer patients with sentinel lymph node micrometastasis?

Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Dec;16(12):3215-6. doi: 10.1245/s10434-009-0702-3. Epub 2009 Sep 24.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Axilla
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision*
  • Lymph Nodes / surgery*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Prognosis
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy